"Competition has always been the "SPICE" of life, it keeps people from resting on their Laurels. Sometimes the "The new kid on the block" has a better idea. JD has been always built a great powerplant from Agriculture/IND---Mining/Construction to Marine. Using a good engine is a place to start--- Let's see what they do for the rest of the machine. Their Electric stuff is'nt to shabby and they have been around a long time and we need more U.S. products---let's give them a chance and see what they do---time will tell---I would really like to see all the major brands in the Industry build products to reach every market, a machine at a price that works for everybody so we can keep these "KNOCKOFFS" from muddying up the waters... Besides "CROMATSU" has nice ring to it.